POV · SEASON 1

Fire From the Mountain

Episode 3 · 1988-07-12

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Episode overview

Based on the autobiography of Nicaraguan author Omar Cabezas, Fire From the Mountain is the lyrical, earthy, sometimes humorous account of the author's political journey from student activist to guerrilla to government official. Shaffer's last film, Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements, won an Oscar in 1985.

60 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Acting Our Age1988-07-05 2. American Tongues1988-07-05 3. Fire From the Mountain1988-07-12 4. Knocking on Armageddon's Door1988-07-19 5. Living with AIDS1988-07-19 6. Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo1988-08-02 7. The Good Fight1988-08-09 8. Louie Bluie1988-08-23 9. Gates of Heaven1988-08-30 10. Best Boy1988-09-06 11. Rate It X1988-07-26 12. Metropolitan Avenue1988-08-16